Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Female lion crucifies zookeeper

A lioness has mauled a 65-year-old zoo keeper on Parys Zoo Farm in South Africa about 75 miles south-west of Johannesburg. Joe Ramanata worked for the zoo over forty years, and was an experienced animal handler. Zoo spokeswoman Letta Madlala said that he was “either feeding or cleaning an enclosure” when the 11-year-old lioness attacked him. Another spokeswoman said that the incident may have been due to “human error”, as the enclosure was apparently unlocked at the time of Joe’s death.
I can’t imagine how dreadful it was for his wife to receive the news, but honestly, I don’t feel like this is THAT big of a deal. The most pathetic part of the whole ordeal is the lack of precautions taken to avoid the loss of human life, because realistically, people die every day. I mean, the guy was 65; he was going to die anyway. Sure, it’s pretty tragic, having to mourn the loss of a loved one, especially considering the circumstances of his death, but I feel like after working at the zoo for as long as he did, it was bound to happen eventually. Again, the most disappointing factor about this mishap is that it could have been easily avoided. Or could it have?

BBC. (2012, February 14). BBC News - Lioness attack kills South Africa zoo keeper. BBC - Homepage. Retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17027051

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11 comments:

  1. Gabe AgullanaFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    hahahaha It's so true sure it may be tragic that he died but everyone makes mistakes and everyone dies eventually.

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  2. Terry HouckFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    Gabe, you're so insensitive.

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  3. NicholasFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    This sad because they probably had to put the lion down.

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  4. BlancaVillaFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Well, I believe that he should have been retired by this time and not working for the zoo.

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  5. Kaitlin BalesFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    Atleast he died doing something he loved. He new the job could be dangerous and he continued to work at the zoo for 40 years.

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  6. AlejandroRodriguezFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    I think some of the things you wrote was a little harsh such as "I mean, the guy was 65; he was going to die anyway"

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  7. Miguel NunezFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    This is sad, that the 65 year old man died, I agree that he should have been prepared but I don't agree that you said, "he was 65; he was going to die anyways."

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:28 AM

      So you disagree that he was going to die?

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    2. toddFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:35 AM

      well no one does i mean everyone dies eventually but damn be alittle more considerate.

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    3. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:43 AM

      I'm simply being realistic. Did I not state the severity of how tragic it was?

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